Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Twisted Emotions by Cora Reilly

4 reviews

spacesylph's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This has to be the worst mafia book I've ever read. Its just rife with levels of misogyny I have never witnessed in my. LIfe. And it was writtern by a woman! Every man in this book can go to hell, yes even Nino. I cannot comprehend how he allows his brothers to talk to Kiara like that. I think there was a page where 'whore' was said 7 times. And there was a part where Remo tries to justify sexual exploitation. 
Also there was no plot. Absolutely zero plot. Nothing was happening. What a waste of time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Sexism, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Self harm, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Torture and Domestic abuse

threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

If you're going to mention 20 times that he takes her pulse with his thumb, you should maybe double- check because that's impossible. The thumb has its own pulse. I rolled my eyes every time. 

Not much plot, just a very slow burn during which she somehow cures his neurodivergence. Nothing believable. Lots of repetition and filler and some very stilted dialog that nobody would actually say. There are some weird sections where none of the characters use contractions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Addiction, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Trafficking, and Violence

belle13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Tropes/Themes: Mafia Romance, Arranged Marriage, Found Family
Amount of spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

I always find it hard to choose between this and Sweet Temptation as my favourite Cora book but I think this has to be my all time favourite. This was done so well. Both Nino and Kiara were dealing with some really heavy stuff and even though it’s a mafia romance their love feels very gentle. Nino was unexpectedly sweet for a mafia MMC which I love. Nino is my favourite MMC in the series and honestly, probably one my fave book bfs in general. These two were even tempered and both very intelligent and I loved their sweet, slow burn. It was interesting seeing the dynamics in the Falcone family in comparison to the Vitiellos especially as they are all men bar Kiara and Leona. I also really enjoyed how exasperated Fabiano gets with the Falcones, it makes me laugh every time. This was the most slowburn of Cora's books that I've read but she really made up for it in the end.

I won’t lie, I’ll probably read this book another one thousand times and I’ll never get sick of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

estellesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, and Blood

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury